A/N:
Love Me?
CHAPTER FIVE
After dinner Caitlin went outside to groom bandit and also to get away from Eric. She wasn't sure what was going on between them but she had to admit that something was up. Jeez, she thought, what is wrong with me? I don't like Eric! Only she found herself focusing Eric and what he had said earlier. Does he like me? Stop thinking like that! She scolded herself, I don't like Eric and he doesn't like me! Stop acting like a prissy girl!!
"Hey…good your alone" Will's voice interrupted he thoughts
"Hey, what are you doing here?"
"I came to see you," he said stepping in closer to her
"Oh" Caitlin was completely confused about her feelings concerning both, Eric and Will
"Yeah" he said smiling, surprising her he leaned in closing the space between them and kissing her. It was a short kiss but Caitlin was not overly impressed. Suddenly her mind cleared and she knew what, who she wanted. She pushed Will back
"So you wanna do something tonight?" Will asked as if her pushing him away meant nothing
"Will you know I can't" Caitlin said becoming irritated with him
"Come on Caitlin, do you really want to hang out with those losers?"
"Ya know what Will? I would rather hang out with them than you right now! I'm so sick of your attitude and how two faced you are!" She said as she stormed off into the house. As she entered the kitchen she found Eric sitting quietly at the table wit his head down
"Hey" she said as she sat down in the chair next to him "listen, I'm sorry about the things I said yesterday"
"Me too…I was just angry, " He said looking up at her "So…does this me we are friends now?"
"Um yeah I guess"
"Good…so…um you and…You and Will are together now huh?" His gaze unable to meet her eyes
"What? No, why'd you think that?"
"Well…I um…I sort saw you two…out in the barn, not that I was watching or spying on you" He said, his face immediately turning red. Is he blushing? She wondered Was he jealous?
"Oh, well then you missed the part where I pushed him back and the part where I said I was sick of him"
"Really?" He asked, his eyes full of hope "But I though that you liked him"
"So did I, but I don't think that I ever really liked him that much"
"Good" he said quickly "I mean…" he suddenly found the empty glass in front of him very fascinating
"I know none of you liked him"
"He is a jerk"
"I know you told me," Caitlin said looking at him "ya know you never answered my question earlier"
"What question?" He asked becoming visibly nervous
"The one about what you meant when you said 'he doesn't like you like I do'…So what did you mean?"
"I uh…he is just using you and…um…he doesn't like anyone but himself"
"So how do you feel about me then?"
"Me? I…I well…I um kinda…" He looked away not wanting her to read all the emotions that were playing on his face "Like you" He said unsure
"You like me?" Caitlin smiled He likes me! Calm down! Act normal; not like some giddy girl! "Like as a friend or more than a friend?"
"Promise not to kill me?" He asked trying unsuccessfully to make it sound like a joke
"Promise"
"I like you… a lot more than a friend should" He told her honestly, looking deeply into her eyes
"You do?" I knew it! Should I tell him that I feel the same way? She wondered
"Yeah…so I guess you'll be avoiding me now huh?"
"Why would I want to do that?"
"Because I like you and you don't like me" He told her, the hurt apparent in his eyes
"Who said I didn't like you?"
"Well um…do you…ya know like me that way?" he asked nervously
"For you information I happen to like you too" Caitlin said smiling
"Really! That's great…I mean cool" He tried to cover his excitement "so…if we both like each other, then what do we do now?"
"This" Caitlin said as she leaned over and placed her lips on his gently. Eric responded a few seconds after her lips met his, recovering from his shock and deepening the kiss as she moved into his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck as he wrapped them around her waist. Their kiss became more and more passionate with every passing moment. Finally Caitlin and Eric reluctantly broke apart, both needing air.
"Wow! That was…"
"Incredible"
"Yeah, but maybe we should try it again" he said as he leaned in closer to kiss her again.
Yes, She thought, we should try this over and over and over and over and over…
The End
Sorry to wrap it up so quickly but I just wanted to finish it! I don't really like the way this ending came together! But I've been in a hurry to end all my pending stories and so the endings pretty much suck! Oh well! I might rewrite later (don't worry it'll still have a C/E happy ending!!), but for now that's it! Thanks for reading! Also a major thanks to all those who reviewed my story!
-Celtic Child